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Return to Paris: A Memoir with Recipes
Return to Paris: A Memoir with Recipes
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It is 1947 and Paris is recovering from the war.
As soon as Colette's family arrive from Cairo, her mother abandons her yet again. Terribly homesick, Colette finds solace in the kitchen with the cook Georgette, and discovers a love for French food - roasted lamb stuffed with garlic, springtime strawberries bathed in creme fraiche, the first taste of truffle.
And it is through food that Colette finds happiness in Paris, skipping school to go to the farmers' market in Port de Neuilly and dining in Michelin-starred restaurants with her new stepfather.
Then at sixteen, she meets a dashing young American - and, despite all opposition from her family, never looks back...
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